Ops & Blogs | The Times of Israel » Arik Segal http://blogs.timesofisrael.com The Marketplace of Ideas Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:41:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 The Obama Effect – choosing the best strategy for America in the Middle East http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-obama-effect-choosing-the-best-strategy-for-america-in-the-middle-east/ http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-obama-effect-choosing-the-best-strategy-for-america-in-the-middle-east/#comments Thu, 28 Mar 2013 07:35:51 +0000 Arik Segal http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/?p=113206 The mastery of international political negotiation stems from one’s ability to capitalize on the best possible outcome that will satisfy the interests of all sides at a certain point in time. In this visit to Israel and the Palestinian Authority, President Obama managed to do just that. Looking at the unstable Middle Eastern environment, party [...]

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]]> http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-obama-effect-choosing-the-best-strategy-for-america-in-the-middle-east/feed/ 4 Letters from an Afghani friend http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/letters-from-an-afghani-friend/ http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/letters-from-an-afghani-friend/#comments Sun, 20 Jan 2013 15:19:38 +0000 Arik Segal http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/?p=96216 What does Afghanistan mean to Israelis? What does Israel mean to Afghans? Most Israelis associate Afghanistan with the War on Terror and Osama Bin Laden. Ajmal Sohail, the leader and founder of the Afghan Liberal Party, wants us to know that there is far more to his country than strife and conflict. In an unprecedented [...]

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]]> http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/letters-from-an-afghani-friend/feed/ 3 Why didn’t Bibi go all the way with operation “Pillar of Defense”? http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/why-didnt-bibi-go-all-the-way-with-operation-pillar-of-defense/ http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/why-didnt-bibi-go-all-the-way-with-operation-pillar-of-defense/#comments Tue, 27 Nov 2012 18:21:09 +0000 Arik Segal http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/?p=82690 Four years ago, 21 days since the beginning of operation “Cast Lead”, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert declared that: “the Cabinet has agreed to comply with my offer and order a cease fire”. Last week Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu gave a similar statement in which he declared that a cease fire has been taken [...]

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]]> http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/why-didnt-bibi-go-all-the-way-with-operation-pillar-of-defense/feed/ 1 Does the Arab World perceive Israel differently following the Arab Spring? http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/does-the-arab-world-perceive-israel-differently-following-the-arab-spring/ http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/does-the-arab-world-perceive-israel-differently-following-the-arab-spring/#comments Sun, 10 Jun 2012 14:29:30 +0000 Arik Segal http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/?p=33854 On May 20th 2012, during the Doha Forum, Qatar’s ruler, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, was quoted as saying that Israel’s leaders should “view the Middle East uprisings as an opportunity for serious peace talks with Palestinians.” He added that “the region’s new governments will press Israel harder over its policies, including a widely [...]

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]]> http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/does-the-arab-world-perceive-israel-differently-following-the-arab-spring/feed/ 9 Israel’s New Public Diplomacy http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/israels-new-public-diplomacy/ http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/israels-new-public-diplomacy/#comments Thu, 05 Apr 2012 06:48:14 +0000 Arik Segal http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/?p=15346   It is hard not to notice the recent increase in popularity of Israeli President Shimon Peres. Peres, who used to be branded as the loser of Israeli politics, received unprecedented 81% support in a recent Haaretz poll. Some would attribute this to Peres’ new appealing facebook page or to his appearance at the AIPAC [...]

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